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Baotou, the last hell on Earth

Baotou is a hell, a toxic blind that represents above all, the reflection of current societies and consumerism.It is clear that "hell" there are many on our planet, and even personal hells that never appear in newspapers nor are they shared on our social networks.

What happens in an almost inhospitable corner of Mongolia is key for us to maintain many of our life habits , so we invite you to that you know this situation since you give us your thoughts about it.

From Science Daily Online we invite you to accompany us only for a few seconds, to this scenario inhabited by toxic waste, mud and a very special smell...

Baotou, the last hell on Earth

They say that Baotou distills the smell of hell: sulfur. Baotou is a huge city in the area of ​​Inner Mongolia, where China controls all the essential industrial activity so that the engine of the technology gia is still in operation.Reports from the United Nations, or organizations like Greenpeace, describe Baotou as "the worst place on earth", and the reasons for this are due to the following:

Baotou, the last hell on Earth

  • In Science Daily Online We already talked to you on one occasion of coltan, the so-called war ore that is extracted mainly from the Congo and that is essential to elaborate all those electronic capacitors of our computers or telephones.Well, another “black dot” existing in our planet is Baotou , and specifically, an area where they extract «rare materials», transition metals and lanthanides essential for our current technology.
  • Baotou is a land that hides authentic chemical treasures for the screens of our phones and all that essential technology for the world to continue maintaining that rhythm of life associated with technology.
  • According to various reports, in Baotou, and specifically in the Bayan Obo mine, almost 70% of the reserves of those materials indispensable for our mobile phones.
  • Thanks to these minerals and Bayan Obo, China has risen with such power in technological matters.
  • We are in a city inhabited basically by toxic smoke , poisoned lakes full of waste, an environment inhabited by chemicals completely saturating the environment, and factories that never rest, that do not stop vomiting harmful debris for humanity and the planet.

Baotou, the last hell on Earth

We must bear in mind that China is one of the countries with the greatest freedom in relation to environmental pollution. This corner of Mongolia is one of the creepiest scenarios Nantes of our planet, where the pipes, tanks and discharges move the gears of our current modernity.

As a curiosity, we must specify a very relevant data.In recent years Bayan Obo's activity level has fallen .Second they explain that there is no one working here anymore, only maintenance work is carried out.So... is that there is no longer a reserve of "rare materials" ?

Baotou, the last hell on Earth

Not at all, as they explain is a market strategy. They want to paralyze the activities in the factory to generate an artificial shortage of the product .In a not very short time, they will restart this dark and poisoned heart to boost the rise in prices of compounds such as cerium oxide.

Scenarios of our planet with high environmental, economic and technological power co that undoubtedly invites us to reflect on various issues in which, each of us can have an opinion.What is yours? Do you see this kind of practice well, do you think we should look for other sources to create our technology? Or should we stop being so dependent?

Don't forget to leave your thoughts and remember our article about these 6 minerals that...They could kill you!

There is a black lake, but it is not a miracle of Nature: They are the toxic waste that we throw away without awareness and then end up in our pockets in the form of the latest technology.

Publie par PlayGround sur lundi 4 Janvier 2016

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